Patrick Alan Boudreaux

Patrick Alan Boudreaux, 47, died Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 12:48 AM. He was a native of Columbia, SC and resident of Houma, LA. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2012 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Chauvin Funeral Home, Inc. Monday, September 10, 2012 from 9:00 AM until service time at Living Word Church, 109 Valhi, Blvd, Houma, LA. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, September 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Living Word Church, 109 Valhi Blvd., Houma, LA. Burial will follow. He is survived by his, wife, Monique Cloud Boudreaux, Houma, LA, son, Alexander Boudreaux, Houma, LA, daughter, Sophie Boudreaux, Houma, LA, mother, Teda Collani Boudreaux, brother, Robert Boudreaux and wife Sandy, Houma, LA, sister, Diane Lirette and fiance Pat Babin, Houma, LA, nieces and nephews, Alyssa Lirette, Jordin Boudreaux, Jacy Boudreaux and Jared Boudreaux, Broc Musso and wife Candace and their children, Carsyn, Matson and Stella. He was preceded in death by his, father, Bob Boudreaux. Chief Patrick Boudreaux began his career with the Houma Police Department in 1985, and started his work in car patrol. In 1986, he graduated from the Louisiana Peace Officer’s Standards and Training Regional Academy where he earned the Academic Award, completing the training with the highest mark attainable. In 1993, Chief Boudreaux was transferred to the Detective Division where he investigated cases involving sex crimes and juvenile/family crimes. In 1993, Boudreaux attended the LSU Law Enforcement Institute where he again earned the Academic Award and graduated as a certified Juvenile Officer for the State of Louisiana. After serving two years in investigations, Boudreaux was selected to attend the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA. In 1995, Boudreaux graduated from the Academy earning a perfect academic score. Boudreaux also enrolled in elective courses earning him certifications as an Instructor for Law Enforcement, Fitness Administrator and Death/Homicide Investigator. Shortly after his return to the police department, Boudreaux was assigned to Administration where he was tasked with heading Internal Affairs, Personnel, Training and Budgeting. Boudreaux was twice promoted in this position before being named Chief of Police 2001. Also in 2001, Boudreaux graduated form Nicholls State University with a degree in Criminal Justice and Government. He received the Award for Academic Excellence for the College of Arts and Sciences for attaining the highest GPA in the discipline (4.00). In June of 2001, Boudreaux was elected by his peers to the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police, and served as its President in 2005 and 2006. In response to the disasters of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Boudreaux authored and passed the Louisiana Incident Management Task Force Plan – an organizational response plan uniting state and local law enforcement agencies and resources during times of disasters. In 2003, Boudreaux was nominated by seven State Associations to serve on the Executive Board of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), representing the states of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, North Carolina and South Carolina. The International Association of Chiefs of Police is the world’s oldest and largest organization of police executive, with over 20,000 members in over 89 different countries. IACP’s leadership consists of the operating chief executives of international, Federal, state and local agencies. Others serving on the Executive Board include the Director of the FBI, the Administrator of the DEA, Director of ATF, Director of Homeland Security, Commissioner of the Canadian Provincial Police and a host of other agency executives throughout the country. One of Boudreaux’s accomplishments was to recommend a new funding formula for Federal Homeland Security funds in an IACP “white paper” to Congress. The paper, entitled, “Homeland Security is Hometown Security,” suggested redistributing funding directed to “major cities” to smaller jurisdictions. The result was a redistribution that made Terrebonne Parish eligible for over 1.7 million dollars in funding. The Houma Police Department applied and was awarded the funding. It was used to create and enhance an interoperable radio communications system for area first responders and now has user groups allocated to the entire parish government. In 2005, Governor Kathleen Blanco appointed Boudreaux to the Domestic Violence Task Force. Investigation and management protocols were established by the Task Force and are now part of the mandatory curriculum throughout Louisiana. Boudreaux was a regular instructor at regional police academies teaching on Crime Scene Investigation, Death Investigation, Juvenile Law, Defensive Tactics, Firearms and High-Risk Motor Vehicle Stops. Boudreaux was a certified Firearms Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Fitness Advisor, Crime Scene Investigator and Forensic Hypnosis Interviewer, to name a few. Boudreaux was trained and certified in all aspects of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command Structure (ICS). Finally, Boudreaux was the only non-FBI crime scene investigator accepted to attend the FBI specialized training on human remains recovery and detection.